Roche Site Development

The collaboration between the pharmaceutical company and the design team began in the 1990s and has produced a whole series of buildings over three decades, including Building 1, an office tower 178 metres tall that was the highest in the country when completed.

This photo essay follows the transformation of the company’s headquarters site, where white towers with stepped profiles now rise above the river, the old industrial halls and the surrounding neighbourhoods. For the client, the scale of investment is a clear commitment to keeping its headquarters in the city.